January 15, 2017 (Sunday)

Bel's Nest Log
Per TNT - M calls to D 7:30am, M up 07:37:13, M to LYB 07:38:30; D in LYB 07:38:37, M out 07:38:41; D watches M leave & then goes to nest 07:38:50; D rolls eggs & shimmies down 07:39:20. Per BEL-ground observation: M flies to fav perch, preens, then heads toward Garden Lakes at 8:00am. M returns to fav perch at 8:41am, flies off again after just a few minutes; Cam 1 reset 11:54am; M flies in to land on her favorite perch around 12:40; she leaves area around 12:46pm without going to nest (D went to the LB & flapped his wings when she came in); D is bothered by a turkey vulture that flies over the nest & goes to the LB at 2:27pm (Cam1 2:27:55), he goes back to the nest after a few minutes; M returns to the nest area, flies past the nest & lands on her perch at 2:44pm…D called to her when she came in & then on cam 1…D to LB 2:46:32; D back to nest 2:47:58 (ground observation: M gave D "the eye" and he meekly goes back to the nest & lays on the eggs); D alerts 2:53:07pm (ground observation: a sub adult eagle flew through the nest area, between the nest & where Mom was perched, D alerted while M stayed calm & perched); S/C#2-D gets up 3:41:52pm; D to LB 3:43:10; D out 3:43:26; M in BD 3:43:50pm; M rolls eggs, fluffs the fluff then settles down on the eggs 3:44:59-3:46:30pm; ground observation: D in BD w/fluff right after dark 6:15pm (Cam 1 6:16:45); D out BD 6:18:16pm; ground observation, it was too dark to see where he flew too, but I assume it was in a tree near the nest (didn't see him fly across the open area near nest). NOTE: Dad took an 8-hour shift today!